According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Upper Arlington has an overall cost of living index of 117 which is 1.2x higher than the national index of 100.
Compared to only Ohio, Upper Arlington has a cost of living index that's 1.3x higher than Ohio's index of 90.
The standard of living in Upper Arlington ranks as #4,630 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in Ohio. By definition, that implies Upper Arlington ranks as the #1,789 most expensive place in the Buckeye State.
Living Expense | Upper Arlington | Ohio | National Average | |
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Overall | 117 | 90 | 100 | |
Services | 92 | 100 | 100 | |
Groceries | 98 | 99 | 100 | |
Health | 92 | 100 | 100 | |
Housing | 163 | 74 | 100 | |
Transportation | 102 | 102 | 100 | |
Utilities | 86 | 93 | 100 |
Housing swings affordability the most between places in Ohio, so we broke down the statistics around housing costs into more detail. It's also important to consider median household incomes to make apples-to-apples comparisons across locations.
Home and income come data comes from the most recent US Census ACS 2014-2018.
Statistic | Upper Arlington | Ohio | United States |
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Median Home Value | $429,100 | $151,400 | $229,800 |
Median Rent | $1,248 | $825 | $1,096 |
Median Income | $124,688 | $58,116 | $64,994 |
Home Value To Income | 3.4x | 2.6x | 3.5x |
Rent To Monthly Income | 0.12x | 0.17x | 0.2x |
Item | Upper Arlington | Ohio |
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Shampoo | $0.99 | $1.06 |
Movie | $11.0 | $10.68 |
Bowling | $17.67 | $14.67 |
Item | Upper Arlington | Ohio |
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Ground Beef | $4.32 | $4.22 |
Fried Chicken | $1.16 | $1.39 |
Milk | $1.58 | $2.05 |
Item | Upper Arlington | Ohio |
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Haircut | $14.45 | $18.62 |
Beauty Salon | $39.83 | $39.05 |
Toothpaste | $1.68 | $2.34 |
Item | Upper Arlington | Ohio |
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Potatoes | $2.57 | $3.29 |
Pizza | $10.24 | $10.62 |
Beer | $9.2 | $9.38 |
Optometrist | $59.28 | $108.57 |
Doctor | $130.99 | $116.17 |
Dentist | $84.54 | $99.13 |
Item | Upper Arlington | Ohio |
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Gasoline | $2.38 | $2.22 |
Tire Balancing | $42.38 | $50.07 |
All Electricity | $127.64 | $167.67 |
Phone | $179.85 | $175.64 |
City | Population | Cost Of Living | Vs. Upper Arlington |
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Columbus, OH | 889,079 | 89 | 0.8x |
Dublin, OH | 47,824 | 120 | 1.0x |
Westerville, OH | 40,443 | 98 | 0.8x |
Hilliard, OH | 37,023 | 98 | 0.8x |
Gahanna, OH | 35,442 | 98 | 0.8x |
Worthington, OH | 14,961 | 104 | 0.9x |
Bexley, OH | 13,805 | 109 | 0.9x |
Powell, OH | 13,353 | 120 | 1.0x |
New Albany, OH | 11,085 | 138 | 1.2x |
Canal Winchester, OH | 9,148 | 92 | 0.8x |